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. 2016 Oct-Dec;14(4):461–467. doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082016AO3788

Table 3. Relationship between place of residence (urban or rural area), level of physical activity and sedentary behaviors.

Variables Adolescents living in rural areas

Odds ratio 95%CI p value Odds ratio 95%CI p value
(crude) (adjusted)
Level of physical activity*            
Active 1     1    
Insufficiently active 0.88 0.78-0.99 0.041 0.94 0.83-1.06 0.29
Time spent using watching television, hours            
<4 1     1    
≥4 0.78 0.65-0.93 0.006 0.45 0.39--0.52 <0.001
Time spent using a computer and/or playing video games, hours            
<4 1     1    
≥4 0.22 0.16-0.30 <0.001 0.30 0.22-0.42 <0.001
Time spent sitting down (screen time excluded), hours            
<4 1     1    
≥4 0.56 0.47-0.68 <0.001 0.66 0.54-0.80 <0.001
Favorite leisure activity§            
Active leisure 1     1   0.008
Passive leisure|| 0.86 0.76-0.97 0.015 0.83 0.72-0.95

* Adjusted for sex and occupation; adjusted for age and occupation; adjusted for sex, age, maternal schooling and occupation; § adjusted for sex and occupation; active leisure: sports, physical exercise, swimming or bicycling; || passive leisure: playing dominoes or cards, watching television, playing video games, using a computer or chatting with friends.